The spreading grevillea is a prostrate shrub with a lignotuber, trailing stems to 3 m long and angular branchlets with long soft hairs. The grey-green leaves are 1.5Ð2 cm long and are ascending to spreading. The inflorescences are 2 cm long and occur at the end of the branches. The flowers are pink to red, and the style is pink to red with a yellow tip. The grooved, oblong fruit is 12Ð15 mm long and 3Ð4 mm wide (Stack & English 2003).
Spreading Grevillea |
Grevillea humifusa
Status: Endangered on the EPBC Act list
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Australian Government, Conservation Advice, Grevillea humifusa
They also exacerbate the threat of fire by increasing the fuel load.
Fire Fire potential future Too frequent fire is a threat to the spreading frequency grevillea.
However; grevillea seed generally has a short lifespan; and if fire recurred before adult plants could replenish the seed bank and re establish lignotuber reserves; the only known population could be seriously threatened.
Grassy weeds can create a large fuel load; increasing the heat of fires.
Fire o The species is impacted by fire either by being a post fire resprouter or seeder. i.e. fire is required for germination with fire killing the parent plant.
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